Choosing the right parquet for your home

Parquet price: what determines it

♦ The price of the parquet is determined by the species, sorting and size of the wood. This is also logical. The larger the parquet or plank, the higher the price. Sorting means if there are a lot of cords and if the color is uniform.

Parquet - wood species

According to the construction, several types of parquet are distinguished,

Solid parquet

Engineered parquet

Two-layer parquet

Mosaic parquet

Geometric parquet

Artistic parquet

 

However, before we begin to distinguish their pluses and minuses, we must first answer the question:

Which tree do we want to connect our life with?


This is an important question because we are in daily contact with the floor. If nothing else, we sleep in the same room with him for the rest of our lives. In this sense, choosing parquet is like getting married :))

The type of wood determines the character of the floor and is related to our mood


Beech, oak, walnut, acacia and kopiti are the most common types of wood used as flooring in our country. Now let's talk about each breed and their benefits separately

Consider the types of parquet.

 

Floor board


♦ XL size massive planks of deciduous variety, irregular, (nature is not straight lines) creaky, like a river. 

Wide plank wood floor in living room

♦ Straight plank. In the best option, on a single length, without overlapping - from one wall to another.

Coniferous varieties (pine, fir, larch) can be found up to 6 meters in Georgia. It comes from Russia. There is also quality. The price varies depending on the thickness. Coniferous varieties are beautiful and have a pleasant smell, but there is one disadvantage: - Coniferous varieties have relatively soft wood. In practice, this means that if we walk on it with high heels, or if something heavy falls on us, the plank makes indentations. + If we take care, pine board is a good option, especially in the bedroom. Consider that you have suram at home... If we don't like the bright color, it is possible to color it with oils. Let's turn pine into walnut, or oak, or some exotic variety.


Leafy precious varieties It is less recommended in large formats with fully massive construction, because it takes deformation.

Wooden plank floor in modern living room

Engineered parquet


♦ When we want a massive oak or walnut plank as a floor, but we have limited finances, there is a budget alternative - plank design engineered parquet. In the laid state, an inexperienced eye cannot distinguish it from a plank. It consists of 3 layers. The top layer is a precious wood species. ➕ of engineered plank parquet is that we get the visual of a plank in the room and start living together with the wood. It can be laid like a laminate. That is, you build it dry and it is already ready for living. It does not need floor sanding, because it is already polished or oiled at the factory. Mostly oiled.


Why oiled The upper precious layer of engineered parquet is thin (mainly 3-4 mm), frequent floor sanding is not recommended. Oil does not need floor sanding.


What are the pluses and minuses of parquet varnish and oil, this is a separate topic and I will tell you separately if you are interested.


If you are thinking of doing floor sanding on engineered parquet, or if you want it to serve you much longer, you should glue the parquet. Why The floor sanding machine vibrates and the floor should not move during this time. Glued engineered parquet has much better sound insulation when walking, the knocking of shoes is less audible. Gluing had another plus: if we have floor heating, the heat is directly connected to the board through the glue and is not lost. It turns out that glued engineered parquet is energy efficient.

♦ There are 2 types of engineered parquet. Engineered parquet of plank design is more demanded and expensive. The reason is simple. Long planks are cut to make it.

engineered parquet planks

The second option is striped engineered parquet. This type is obtained with small, residual materials. Basically, the deck pattern is glued to the stack. Engineered parquet is another common name engineered laminate. This name is incorrect. Parquet is not laminate.

Striped engineered parquet

 

Two-layer parquet


♦ The second option of engineered parquet is a two-layer parquet. The difference is that this parquet consists of 2 layers, it does not have a locking system like engineered parquet, and therefore it cannot be installed like laminate. It should definitely stick. There is no other difference.

Classic parquet

Classic parquet with herringbone pile in the corridor

♦ Everyone knows this park well. They are small rectangular pieces of wood that have grooves and grooves. The beams fit into the groove and the parquet is leveled. The thickness from the groove to the surface is called the working thickness. Grinding to working thickness is possible.


The big plus of this parquet is that it can be laid in different laying patterns. It allows for design variations to our taste.

It turns out that selection requires attention. We should ask if the parquet is thermally treated. If it is not thermally treated, there is a risk that the parquet will get wormy.


There are several types of classic parquet on sale in Georgia. Locally produced beech, oak, kopit and acacia.


There are differences between the western and eastern parquet. Eastern parquet has higher humidity due to climatic conditions.


Beech parquet

It is found in both western and eastern Georgia. It is not imported, the price is low and it is not worth importing. However, for the sake of justice, we must also admit that beech is not much appreciated as a parquet neither in Russia nor in Europe. Beech parquet has its advantages. We talk about them here: Beech parquet


Oak parquet

In the Georgian market, there are local products, as well as Russian and European products. The thickness of the existing parquet is 15 or 20 mm, 22 mm thick parquet is common in Europe. There is a lot to talk about oak parquet, and if you are interested, let's talk here: Oak parquet


Acacia parquet

It is considered a very hard parquet, it is harder than oak and the price is higher than oak. Acacia parquet has a beautiful appearance and is a justified choice due to its durability. I invite you to talk about this topic here: Acacia parquet

 

Mosaic parquet

♦ Behind this name hides a parquet made of small sticks. This type of parquet is very common in Germany.  Due to its low price, it was often sold in the past and is still popular today. Especially in rental apartments, they build to increase the value of the apartment. Parquet is a luxury in Western Europe. The second reason is that this parquet floor can be sanded many times. Although it is much thinner overall than the classic parquet, only 8 millimeters, it has no grooves and grooves and is completely working thickness.


We cannot define laying patterns ourselves with this parquet. The configuration is factory set. We buy the set we want and put it on glue.

Mosaic parquet flooring
Mosaic parquet

 

Artistic parquet

♦ Small details of various shapes and sizes are cut and geometric compositions and drawings are arranged through them.

 

Artistic parquet with ornament in the living room

There are also other types of parquet, for example, industrial parquet. I will tell you about them too if you are interested. I don't have complete information yet.

If we are not financially able to reach the parquet, it is possible to build it laminate